The county’s latest COVID-19 update shows the death count has spiked yet again, but the number of hospitalizations and total cases continue their downward trend. Monday’s update from the health department shows eight more fatalities due to COVID, for a total of 1,090. The number of active COVID cases is down about 3,600 to 9,071, and the number of residents hospitalized with confirmed cases of coronavirus is down one for a total of 99.